The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
KAoRU RESIGNS.


TOXIC, Sept. 19.-Count Inouye
Kaoru, japanese Minister of Foreign
Affairs, has resigned the Office, owing
to the crisis produced by the revision
of the treaties. Count U. Hirobumi,
present Premier, assumes the Office
vacated for the present.
WILL NOT OFFEND ITALY.
ROME, Sept. 19.-Queen Victoria
has replied to the letter from King
John from Abyssinnia asking her to
mediate between Abyssinnia and Italy
for an amicable settlement of the dis
pute between them respecting the terri
tory on the west coast of the Red Sea
at Massowah. 1t is believed that Eng
land wishes to do all possible for Abys-
sinia without giving umbrage to Italy.
ROUVIER TO REPLY TO TILE COUNT.
PARIS, Sept. 19.-M. Rouvier, Prime
Minister, will deliver political dis
course before the reopening of the
chamber of deputies. The discourse
will be reply to the recent manifesto
of the Count of Paris. Several of the
Extremist deputies propose initiating
movement in the Chamber of Deputies
for the expulsion from France of all
OFleanists and Bonaparte princes. De
putieS Beaslly and Camei1na viii again
propose that all property of the above
mentioned princes that can be discov-
cred in France shall be confiscated.
THE MTTCHELSTOwN INQUEST.
DUBLIN. Sept. l9.-At Mitchelstown
to-day the Coroner resumed the inquest
over the bodies of those killed during
the recent conflict between the police
and people. Sergeant Kirw1n, of the
eOnstabulary, deposed that buckshot
was fired from the barracks windows
to defend the policemen; who were en-
deaYoring to get into the barracks.
When the police reached kthe barracks
door they could not get in, the door be-
ing blocked. He then ordered the
firing, seeing that his own life and the
lives of the constables were en-
dangered. Since he became policeman
his life was never before in more
danger. 1.-two rounds of buckshot had
been fred there was one round of blank
cartridges fired. He was sure that the
shot struck somebody. Mr.. Timothy
Harrington, Secretary of the Irish
National League. in the course of the
examination, denounced the witness as
a murderer. The Crown Counsel pro-
tested against the use of such language
and Mr. Harrington answered.: 1.-THE
| jury win also call him murderer
A MADDENED ENGLISH MOB.
| LONDON, Sept. 19.-At Lillibridge
to-day an enormous crowd gathered to
see a foot race between Gent and
| Hutchins. The race did not take
place, which greatly incensed the
/ crowd, who had paid admission. The
mob at once began TO wreak vengeance
on the property of the park. They
partly demolished two grand stands
the dancing pavilion and the large as
sembly hall, and all of the debris they
then collected, forming six large bon
. fires. They then set fire to the woodeI
ratings along the railway and nearl,
set fire to the Brompton Station. The
next raided the liquor saloons in thu
vicinity and bombarded the window
, and the policemen and fremel
. with full and empty bottles
The firemen played the hos
upon the rioters but in vain. Afte
8 holding possession FOR three hours tn
. mob was dispersed, when the police
: strongly reinforced, arrested a numbe
{ of the rioters. A railroad inspector
( after the struggle with the mob, drop
{ ped dead from the effects of the excite
9 ment. The damages were dreadful
8 Both Gent and Hutchins had appeare